Michael William Brown (born August 24, 1997) is an American

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grandmaster.

Chess career

Brown was introduced to chess in the second grade. In July 2015, he won the Southern California Chess Championship. In May 2017, Brown achieved his first norm at the 26th Annual Chicago Open. He achieved his second norm later that year by defeating grandmaster

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at the

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International. He achieved his third, and final norm in January 2019.

Personal life

Brown studied applied mathematics at

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from 2015 to 2018. He then studied law at the

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from 2021 to 2024.

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